Ceramics/Glass

Eti Soda’s entry into the European market for dense soda ash with as much as 2 million tonnes per year of naturally produced material has forced producers of higher-cost synthetic alternatives to look overseas for sales.
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Westwater Resources' acquisition of Alabama Graphite should be a complementary addition to its energy portfolio, with a specific focus on strategic US assets, in line with the US administration’s push for local supply chains, the company told Industrial Minerals.
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The UK produces 1 million tonnes per year of kaolin, a raw material of ceramics, which a cross-sector interest group hopes to protect with EU-derived anti-dumping duties following the UK's exit from the European Union.
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The conditions of reduced availability and firm demand, which characterized the second half of last year, have led to an uptick in the prices of chemical and foundry chromite in early February.
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New market entrant Syrah Resources forecast a macro change in graphite global supply in the coming years, with battery and EV end markets leading China to become a net importer of the mineral.
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A brief round-up of notable activity in the lithium industry with news on SQM's board resignations, Savanah Resources' appointment of ex-Albemarle executive Martin Steinbild, Project Resources' flagship lithium project and a joint venture has been reached between Posco and Huayou Cobalt.
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China’s total output of refractory materials in the first three quarters of 2017 was 14.2 million tonnes, according to data from the China Association of Refractories. This was down by 11.69% year on year.
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